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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Pale green






2. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






3. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






4. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






5. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






6. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






7. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






8. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






9. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






10. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






11. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






12. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






13. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






14. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






15. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






16. Where the revolving door was fully developed






17. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






18. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






19. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






20. Something that supports a sculpture






21. Renowned for paintings and prints






22. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






23. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






24. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






25. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






26. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






27. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






28. Application of potassium sulphide






29. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






30. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






31. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






32. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






33. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






34. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






35. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






36. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






37. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






38. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






39. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






40. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






41. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






42. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






43. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






44. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






45. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






46. Technique of shading using dots to control value






47. Creates blue dye






48. Known for his glass sculpture






49. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






50. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






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